Horse_Illustrated_-_October_2019

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GrowinGnumbers

AlthoughtheAmericanCreamDraftHorseis

consideredveryrare—justover 500 individu-

alsexist—thebreedis atitshighestnumbers

inhistory.Peoplewholovedrafthorsesare

discoveringthiscalmandattractivebreed,

notjustfordriving,butalsoforpleasureand

competitiveriding.

AlthoughtheAmericanCreamDraft’sstriking

appearanceis a largepartofthebreed’sattrac-

tion,thishorseis mostvaluedforitswilling

temperament,calmnatureandabilitiesasa

workhorse.Creamsareoftenusedinthecarriage

tradeandforworkingthelandonsmallfarms.

TheAmericanCreamDraftHorseAssocia-

tionis strivingtobringthisspecialbreedtothe

attentionofthehorse-lovingpublic.Boothsat

equineeventsareonewayofintroducingthe

breedtothosewhomaynotbeawarethese

horsesevenexist.

courtesy

american

cream

draft

horse

association

amanda delgado/southern horse PhotograPhy

bL C Joker’s

white

russian is a

registered

American

Cream Draft

stallion.

Although the

American Cream Draft’s

striking appearance is a large

part of the breed’s attraction,

this horse is most valued for

its willing temperament,

calm nature and abilities

as a workhorse.

Creams are often used in the

carriage trade and for

working the land

on small farms.